Anamari Velenšek

Anamari "Ana" Velenšek (born 15 May 1991) is a Slovenian judoka. She won several medals at the world and European championships in 2011–15 and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2016.[1][2] In 2015, she won silver at the World Championships.[3] That year, she also won gold in the Military World Games and bronze at the European Games.[3][4]

Anamari Velenšek

Velenšek at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Born	15 May 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 29) Celje, Slovenia
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Judo
Club	JK Sankaku
Coached by	Marjan Fabjan
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Slovenia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –78 kg World Championships 2015 Astana –78 kg 2014 Chelyabinsk –78 kg European Championships 2013 Budapest –78 kg 2011 Istanbul –78 kg 2012 Chelyabinsk –78 kg European Games 2015 Baku –78 kg Military World Games 2015 Mungyeong -78 kg

She trains at the Sankaku club, in her home town of Celje.[3][5] Since 2011, she is part of the Slovenian Armed Forces Athletes Unit.[3] She is studying for a degree in social care.[3] Her sister, Klara Apotekar, is also an international judoka.[5]